Add Cuba to eRepublik!

Day 1,161, 01:23 • Published in United Kingdom Norway • by Mikhail Alexander



Flag of Cuba

Greetings, fellow citizens of the World.

I'd like to propose to citizens and admins of the world to add Cuba to the list of nations in this game. It is a highly populated area in the Caribbean and its language and culture would be great to add to the game of which already has many different languages and cultures. It is a very beautiful country and for those of you who have watched the movies, Bad Boys II and Scarface. Wouldn't you want these bad boys as your allies in this game?

For me and maybe a few others, when I think of Cuba, I think of Fidel Castro. Who had been Cuba's leader for over 40 years and he made what Cuba is now in the year 2011. If this country is added to the game, it will be open to Americans who have wanted to move to the country since it was blocked in Real life by the American and Cuban government.


The Location of Cuba

The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru.

Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel Castro led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades.


The Beaches of Cuba

He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul Castro. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source if its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard intercepted 982 individuals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in fiscal year 2009.

According to this website here. Cuba has 1,604,000 internet users as of June 2010. Which is definitely enough to start a country here in eRepublik. Although Cuban officials are closely watching all Cuban internet users, reading there emails and checking the history of internet users. I still think this country should be added as we need one country in the Caribbean and the more countries in this game, the better!

For those of you who are interested in joining me in this campaign. Come onto #erepublik-cuba on Rizon. Where I'll be making some forums and hope the more people we have on this campaign the more chance we have of getting this country.

Thank you,